“Is This The Fast I Seek?”

LIRS Blog March 23rd, 2012

As the United States prioritizes and cuts programs in seemingly endless efforts to reconcile our national balance sheet, the question is one we can’t avoid asking. It comes from Isaiah 58, which makes clear that people have been struggling with this question far longer than our current economic recession.

Isaiah offers a response to guide modern-day people of faith:

Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice…to let the oppressed go free and to break every yoke?

LIRS will also have a booth on display for the weekend. If you’ve already registered for EAD, stop by and say hello during the exhibit breaks! If you’re interested in joining the discussion, there’s still time to register. Or, if you can’t be with us in person this year, take a moment and tell your elected officials that the fast we’ve chosen doesn’t detain migrants and lets the oppressed go free.